Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off
While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around 2010.
APOD: 2026 September 20 – Analemma over the Callanish Stones
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APOD: 2026 September 19 – A Zodiacal Night
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow,More
NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron starMore
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the InternationalMore
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached.
NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to itsMore
NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)
Planning crewed missions to the Moon and Mars involves preparing for the medical realities of long-duration space travel. Factors like cosmicMore
Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives. CalledMore